Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-23
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE.

Two New Witnesses Testify that they
saw Arensdorf Shoot Dr.. Asddach.
In the trial of John A%rens6ori for the
murder of DR.. Hsddock. now in progress
in Sioux City, there were two witnesses
on the stand who had never before testi-
fed relative to this murder. They were
Louisa Josephson and Benjamin Joseph
SOD, former residents of Yankton. The
following is their testimony on the direct
examination.
LOUISA JosRPAsoE.
My name ia Louisa Josephson. /
have lived three years in Sioux City. /
was born in Odessa, Russia. / left Odes.
So five ago and came TO Baltimore. l
belong to the jewish synagogue. My
husbands name is Benjamin Josephson
l peddle milk and live in Hull's addi-
ton. / have known John Arensdori al
most from the time l came to Sioux
City. I was living here when Handbook
was killed. / know Paul Leader and
have known him two or three years.
l knew Harry Sherman before
the murder. l did not know George
Treiber or Fred Munchrath. I knew
both Henry Peters and Bismarck. I
had only seen Mr.. Haddock once, but
didn't know him. L know where the
Columbia house, the Perry street bridge
and the Lone Star restaurant are located.
| was in the milk business at the time
OF the murder. / usually deliver milk ,
but sometimes take my man with me.
AT about 10 o'clock on the night Of the
murder 1 was somewhere near the black
smith shop, on the corner of Water
and Fourth streets. I was there to
! watch. My horse and wagon were in
the alley, not far from the Lone Star
restaurant. I had given milk to the
Lone Star restaurant about 9 or $50
o'clock that night-very late. I left
the milk in the Joe box, and went away.
l saw Bismarck over near the court
house. / could see in his face that he
was nervous and l watched. My man
had gone to look for Mr.. Brennan. ]
don't know how long my husband was
R~ene-several minutes. / saw Bismarck
there q long time. / saw another man
with Bismarck. They came from neal
the Columbia house and came east.
Then / went across Fourth street and
stood in the alley near Dineeo's black
smith shop. a crowd went by. Bis
hAahSh WChp w. coW iA buO SkOWu
Arensdorf, Peters, Leader and Sherman
There were others. The crowd went to
Dineen's corner. Then / went aoross
the street again, and there / met
my man neal the door OF the restaurant
Then i went to the corner by the black
smith shop. 1 locked ACROSS and saw q
man Hsddockl coming east from tbs
Columbia house. ! saw Arensdorf star,
west and meet the other man and fire
the shot. Arensdorf Arad the shot
The driver OF the brewery wagon wa
Just behind A%rensdorf. Arensdorf went
on ACROSS the bridge and the driver went
after him.
BENJAMIN JoSEPHsoH.
I have lived in Sioux City over three
years and am in the dairy business. ]
am a ,Rounianian. ! wal born there anl
lived there till Was s years old. Their
l went TO Odesss, Russia, and lived ther,
till five years sgo, and then came I,
Amsrica, landing at Baltimore. TheI
went to Yankton and lived theY,
two years. In August, 1886, ] lived II
Sioux City across the Floyd. / hay,
known Arensdorf abont three years.
knew Henry Peters. He worked in tn
brewery. ! did not know Leay.tt o
Munchrsth. ! knew Harry Sherman b,
sight but not George Treibcr. + knes
Bismarck ssnce 2 yesg AGO last April. i
] August ! WAS engaged In deliYsytn,